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I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that.
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2 c* W2 X5 G3 R' `. z* ^& P"Why?" my daughter asked.
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6 `5 n: ?, i" W- v"Because it's been laying outside, you don't know where it's been it's dirty and probably has germs" I replied. At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, "Wow! How do you know all this stuff?"9 K2 g& v( M3 E2 e0 N9 R
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$ O, q! |, V3 P0 m1 L"Uh," I was thinking quickly, "All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mommy Test. You have to know it, or they won't let you be a Mommy."
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+ _) m9 Z6 ^( |; ~; f: UWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.- W8 b( B. v$ \$ e0 y* K, ?
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+ M! V& H* d) J8 D9 y* D"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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